Florida's Robert Wexler "doesn’t like suing other Dems"

U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Delray Beach, isn’t shy about filing lawsuits. But he didn’t join Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s recent litigation against the Democratic National Committee over Florida’s Jan. 29 presidential primary because “I did not go to Washington to sue Democrats.”

Speaking this afternoon to a town-hall-style gathering of more than 400 organized by the Delray Beach-based Citizens For Social Responsibility, Wexler said he thinks the controversy over the Jan. 29 primary is overblown.

“I honestly don’t understand what the commotion is all about,” Wexler said. Even if the national party doesn’t recognize Florida’s delegates, Wexler said the candidate that wins in Florida will get “an enormous boost” from the primary and likely go on to win the Democratic nomination. The nominee will then recognize Florida’s delegates, Wexler predicted.